Spring-seat for vehicles



(Model) H C 8v S L NEER Spring Seat"for Vehiolcs.

Patented Dec. 7,1880.

WITNESSES 7(2) 0 fiZE'Y Wear- M ATTORNEY N. PETERS. PHOTCHJTNOGRAPHER.WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY O. NEER AND SAMUEL L. NEER, OF BRECKENRIDGE, ILLINOIS.

SPRING-SEAT FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 235,276, dated December7, 1880.

Application filed October 23, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY G. NEER and SAMUEL L. NEER, of Breckenridge,in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, have inrented a new andvaluable Improvement in Spring-Seats for Vehicles; and We do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe construction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a vertical transversesection of this invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the same.

This invention relates to spring-seats for vehicles.

The invention consists in the construction hereinafter specified.

In the annexed drawings, Ais a vehicle-scat, fastened at the edges to ofits bottom b to cross-bars B by bolts 0 and plates G.

D D are the seat risers, consisting of straight arms (I and arms 0 at anangle thereto. The arms 01 are fastened at top and bottom to bars B, andarms 6 by cheek-pieces G and H, said pieces being firmly fastened toarms d, and connected, by a pivotal bolt, g, to arms 6 (Model.)

and bars B. Between said cheek-pieces and bars d and bars B and armseareformed pockets h, in which are seated pieces of rubber I.

Attached to the ends of arms 6 are hangers K. By means of these hangersthe device is hung upon the edges of the side-boards of a vehicle, andthe occupant takes his place upon seat A.

The pieces of rubber I in pockets h serve as springs, and by theirresiliency prevent shocks in going over rough ground.

What we claim is The combination of seat A, cross-bars B B, bolts 0,plates (J, seat-risers D D, consisting of arms 6 6, having hangers K,and arms d d at an angle to arms 0 e, cheek-pieces G H, fastened to arms(I (l and pivoted to arms 0 e, and cross-bars B B, and forming pockets1:, and rubber pieces I seated in said pockets, the whole forming aspring-seat for vehicles.

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed ournames in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY G. NEER. SAMUEL L. NEER. Witnesses:

F. W. HALLEY, A. W. SMITH.

